this is exactally what I wanted to do to my Base. On my first search: BAM - your amazing post came up.I really like the functionality of puddle lights. However, this is locked behind the high package which was not available on my black diamond.
I started off with the lights. For these I went with Baja Designs Rock Lights. Right amount of light, right profile. I grabbed mine from Brad at TotalZParts.com
https://www.totalzparts.com/product/baja-designs-universal-white-clear-led-rock-light-398050/
I mounted the lights to the back shell/cap of the mirror. This required 3 small holes to be drilled, two for the lights bolts, one for the wire. I don't mind the wart look, others might. The only flush option would be high package mirrors at 10x the price.
I tapped into an existing groudd wire in the mirror, and ran the power feed through the mirror into the engine bay.
Up next was to check out the wiring. While the wires for puddle lights were present at the C1401/C1400 connectors in the engine bay, they were missing at C258B/C259B which is what plugs into the door module itself under the dash.
I was able to find the proper female pin insert for the connector at mouser electronics, part#571-2035334-1. I also learned the connector is pretty tight so you need 20 or 22 ga wire. 18ga will not fit. The pin on both driver and passenger door modules is 258B/259B Pin#12 (top right corner pin as shown). The "B" connector is the one on the right without the 4 large 12ga wires and is gray in color.
The driver side was easier to access than the passenger side. Once the pins were inserted into the connector at the module I ran the wires into the engine bay and soldered them to my wires coming out of the mirror. The driver side has a nice easy firewall grommet for use. On the passenger side i ran up next to the glovebox and through the door jam by the hood hinge.
Lastly, I had to make the needed forscan modifications so it all worked seamlessly. Here were the modifications I made:
Module Address Value Note DDM 740-04-07 03xx-xxxx-xxyy Enable Puddle Lamp Driver Side PDM 741-04-07 03xx-xxxx-xxyy Enable Puddle Lamp Passenger Side DDM 740-06-01 xxxx-05xx-xxyy Switch pack power control #5 PDM 741-06-01 xxxx-05xx-xxyy Switch pack power control #5
I am not sure if the last two value changes are needed. I just noticed that high packages have this value field set to 05 so I did the same. "xx" are existing values not to change. "yy" is the field checksum that you don't need to care about as forscan will recalculate this for you.
That's it. Now anytime I unlock or open my doors these LEDs ramp up to a perfect brightness, then do a slow ramp down after locking or closing the door after a period of time.
The video shows some judder on ramp down, that's just the camera. It looks smooth in person.
No. I don’t touch any wires in the loom. I run a new wire from the door module to the mirror.
Question: How many more could I run off the same power supply lines you used, say one in front and back under the vehicle? I would definately do something stupid and connect 4 then cause fuse/wattage/voltage problems....I really like the functionality of puddle lights. However, this is locked behind the high package which was not available on my black diamond.
I started off with the lights. For these I went with Baja Designs Rock Lights. Right amount of light, right profile. I grabbed mine from Brad at TotalZParts.com
https://www.totalzparts.com/product/baja-designs-universal-white-clear-led-rock-light-398050/
I mounted the lights to the back shell/cap of the mirror. This required 3 small holes to be drilled, two for the lights bolts, one for the wire. I don't mind the wart look, others might. The only flush option would be high package mirrors at 10x the price.
I tapped into an existing groudd wire in the mirror, and ran the power feed through the mirror into the engine bay.
Up next was to check out the wiring. While the wires for puddle lights were present at the C1401/C1400 connectors in the engine bay, they were missing at C258B/C259B which is what plugs into the door module itself under the dash.
I was able to find the proper female pin insert for the connector at mouser electronics, part#571-2035334-1. I also learned the connector is pretty tight so you need 20 or 22 ga wire. 18ga will not fit. The pin on both driver and passenger door modules is 258B/259B Pin#12 (top right corner pin as shown). The "B" connector is the one on the right without the 4 large 12ga wires and is gray in color.
The driver side was easier to access than the passenger side. Once the pins were inserted into the connector at the module I ran the wires into the engine bay and soldered them to my wires coming out of the mirror. The driver side has a nice easy firewall grommet for use. On the passenger side i ran up next to the glovebox and through the door jam by the hood hinge.
Lastly, I had to make the needed forscan modifications so it all worked seamlessly. Here were the modifications I made:
Module Address Value Note DDM 740-04-07 03xx-xxxx-xxyy Enable Puddle Lamp Driver Side PDM 741-04-07 03xx-xxxx-xxyy Enable Puddle Lamp Passenger Side DDM 740-06-01 xxxx-05xx-xxyy Switch pack power control #5 PDM 741-06-01 xxxx-05xx-xxyy Switch pack power control #5
I am not sure if the last two value changes are needed. I just noticed that high packages have this value field set to 05 so I did the same. "xx" are existing values not to change. "yy" is the field checksum that you don't need to care about as forscan will recalculate this for you.
That's it. Now anytime I unlock or open my doors these LEDs ramp up to a perfect brightness, then do a slow ramp down after locking or closing the door after a period of time.
The video shows some judder on ramp down, that's just the camera. It looks smooth in person.
ok - i misunderstood.
I don’t know the current limits unfortunately. I considered adding ones in the rear as well
Wicked delayed response. Somehow missed this.ok - i misunderstood.
I saw this pic and it looked like you cut an existing wire coming out of the connector then spliced into it.
I don’t remember the color of the ground in the mirror. I do know it was NOT black. It might have been pink. Either way i do NOT recommend connecting to ground in the mirror. Run the two wires from the light out of the mirror to the engine bay. Connect to ground there. Continue the positive run into the cab to the door module connector pin location. If you want to make service of the mirror easier in the future i would add a two pin connector inline in the engine bay so you can easily disconnect the puddle in case you need to remove the mirror assembly.
